In a recent article "Texas woman guilty in stepsons dehydration death" by FoxNews, a mother would deny her son water as part of his punishment. The Dallas Texas woman was convicted on Friday for restricting her ten year old stepson water during record high temperatures.
Tina Alberson, who is accused of causing serious bodily injury to a child, said "I obviously did this. I didn't mean to do this." Alberson had told the police that her son did have access to water, but she didn't know if he drank them or not because she wasn't there to supervise, she was in her chair. Alberson had also said she saw no signs of of her son being in medical distress. The boy's twelve year old fraternal twin brother testified that Jonathan had asked for water multiple times and even pretended to use the bathroom just so he could sneak drinks from the faucet before his mother had told him to get out.
Prosecutors say that Jonathan James died of severe dehydration. An autopsy of the boy determined that there was no sign of urine in his bladder at the time of his death. Prosecutors say he was forced to stand in a "time out" inside a kitchen of 104 degree heat and was not provided food or water for days.
The boys biological father, Michael James, is also charged in his death. Michael testified that his wife told him on the night of Jonathans death, that his eyes had rolled into the back of his head and he needed to call 911. James is handicapped and legally blind and had told the jury that he had no idea that his son was getting abused.
The boys biological mother, Krista Bishop, tearfully testified about how emergency room doctors tried for two hours to try and save him, but in the end they had to let him go. Tina Alberson is guilty with second degree felony injury to a child and she faces up to life in prison because of a previous felony conviction. I really just can not begin to understand how a parent can not care for their own children. Limiting a child's water intake on hot summer days as part of a punishment is just insane. Water's a neccesity.
I am not a parent myself, but I hope when you become a parent you'll not treat your kids the way Tina Alberson has treated her ten year old son Jonathan. This boy had his whole life ahead and he could have grown up to be an amazing person.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
Current Connection 5
On Foxnews.com, there is an article called Navy releases warning video on bath salts featuring demons. The authors purpose of writing this, is to show what happens when you take harmful subjects into your body.
The U.S. Navy has released a video warning people of the dangers and the health risks of bath salts and other drugs. First, what is a bath salt? A bath salt is a crystalline substance that is dissolved in bathwater to soften or perfume the water. In this video, a service member has taken the drug and documents his strange behavior.
The man, is seen snorting the bath salts and then vomiting as he is on his way to meet up with his girlfriend at the bowling alley. While he is under the influence, he sees his girlfriend turn into a demon and he becomes paranoid and hits her. When he runs back to his dorm, his roomate also becomes demonic. The service member is at the hospital, where doctors are trying to revive him.
Lt. George Loeffler, Navy Medicine psychiatry resident, says: "I would say not just as a naval officer, but as your doctor, bath salts will not only jack up your family and your career, it will jack up your mind and body too." Loeffler also states, "I've seen people turn to bath salts because of stresses in their life, but I've also seen bath salts magnify these problems." This campaigns goal is to lower the number of active duty service members who use these designer drugs.
Using bath salts and other sorts of drugs, is not the way to have fun or try to help with stress issues in your life. These drugs actually build up more stress for the person taking them and for their families. If you want to watch the video, here is the link.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/04/navy-releases-warning-video-on-bath-salts-featuring-demons-1684277408/#?test=latestnews
The U.S. Navy has released a video warning people of the dangers and the health risks of bath salts and other drugs. First, what is a bath salt? A bath salt is a crystalline substance that is dissolved in bathwater to soften or perfume the water. In this video, a service member has taken the drug and documents his strange behavior.
The man, is seen snorting the bath salts and then vomiting as he is on his way to meet up with his girlfriend at the bowling alley. While he is under the influence, he sees his girlfriend turn into a demon and he becomes paranoid and hits her. When he runs back to his dorm, his roomate also becomes demonic. The service member is at the hospital, where doctors are trying to revive him.
Lt. George Loeffler, Navy Medicine psychiatry resident, says: "I would say not just as a naval officer, but as your doctor, bath salts will not only jack up your family and your career, it will jack up your mind and body too." Loeffler also states, "I've seen people turn to bath salts because of stresses in their life, but I've also seen bath salts magnify these problems." This campaigns goal is to lower the number of active duty service members who use these designer drugs.
Using bath salts and other sorts of drugs, is not the way to have fun or try to help with stress issues in your life. These drugs actually build up more stress for the person taking them and for their families. If you want to watch the video, here is the link.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/04/navy-releases-warning-video-on-bath-salts-featuring-demons-1684277408/#?test=latestnews
Monday, November 19, 2012
Current Connection 4
On the Foxnews.com webvsite there is an article called "5 percent of youth have used steroids to bulk up, study finds". According to a new study from Minnesota, they say that about five percent of middle and high school students have used anabolic steroids to put on muscle. So basically, more than one-third of boys and one-fifth of girls in this study have said they have used protein powder shakes to gain their muscle mass, and between five to ten percent have used non-steroid muscle enhancing substances, such as creatine.
Some researchers have said that the youth seeing all the buff and built women and men on advertising commercials and magazines, may have some impact on why their viewers may want to look like the people they see on televison and magazines. Dr. Linn Goldberg, from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.
Dr. Linn Goldberg, from Oregon Health and Science University in Portland said, "really the pressure to start using (steroids) is in high school." Dr. Linn Goldberg also says, "that the 14 year olds that are coming up to high school, see all the 17 year olds which are seniors and they have some influence on the younger kids." Some of the younger kids may look up to one of those seniors and if they know of their "role model" doing steroids, they might try them to fit in or be like the older person.
Student athletes were more likely than there peers to use methods of muscle building. According to findings published in the journel Pediatrics, Asian students were three to four times more likely to have used steroids in the past year then the white students.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Current Connections 3
Since I watched the movie Parent Trap, Lindsey Lohan was always someone I looked up to. Now that I have grown up a bit, I have realized that because of all the mistakes she is and has made, she is no longer a respectable role model for children and young adults.
In a recent article, Report: Lindsay Lohan will be charged with lying to police, faces more jail time
from FoxNews.com, they have said " Lindsey will be charged with the crime of lying to police after her car accident in June on Pacific Coast Highway." Lohan told the police she was not behind the wheel of her car when it crashed into the back of an 18 wheeler. The case got filed as a misdemeanor.
She could possibly be getting into bigger trouble because of her past. She is on probation for a jewelry theft. She could get into trouble for a probation violation and the judge that was her judge for her theft could send her to jail.
After the crash, law enforcement said they had found pills scattered all in the car. Lohan's lawyer did give police documentation from Lindsey's doctor saying the pills were properly prescribed. After the crash, Lohan was at the hospital where she was interviewed by police. That is when she told them she was not behind the wheel. Lohan's lawyer was making a beeline to her client Lohan to make sure she did not say anything, but when Lohan's lawyer arrived, it was too late.
In a recent article, Report: Lindsay Lohan will be charged with lying to police, faces more jail time
from FoxNews.com, they have said " Lindsey will be charged with the crime of lying to police after her car accident in June on Pacific Coast Highway." Lohan told the police she was not behind the wheel of her car when it crashed into the back of an 18 wheeler. The case got filed as a misdemeanor.
She could possibly be getting into bigger trouble because of her past. She is on probation for a jewelry theft. She could get into trouble for a probation violation and the judge that was her judge for her theft could send her to jail.
After the crash, law enforcement said they had found pills scattered all in the car. Lohan's lawyer did give police documentation from Lindsey's doctor saying the pills were properly prescribed. After the crash, Lohan was at the hospital where she was interviewed by police. That is when she told them she was not behind the wheel. Lohan's lawyer was making a beeline to her client Lohan to make sure she did not say anything, but when Lohan's lawyer arrived, it was too late.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Current Connection 2
MTV News chats with Demi as the "Mean Stinks" ambassador helps spread the message and shares her tough experience. Demi Lovato Tackling Girl-To-Girl Bullying, One 'Mean' Girl At A Time. Demi surprised freshmen at the Young Women's Leadership School in East Harlem, when she came to their "Drama Free School Year" anti-bullying assembly. The 20 year old joined up with Secret to inspire students to "gang up for good" against girl to girl bullying.
Lovato shares her experiences she had with bullying. She ended up leaving middle school because she dealt with really bad verbal harassment. While Lavoto was sharing her story with an all girl student body, she gave them helpful hints on how they could inspire change among their classmates and friends. Demi said "turn something negative into a positive." An example of hers was how she turned bullying into her successful music career.
Lavota, who took home her first Moonman at this years VMAs after her song "Skyscraper" won Best Video With a Message, said two wrongs don't make a right. Instead of trying to get back at the bully, she was encouraging young people to channel their energy into a more positive outlet like their school work or pursuing their dreams.
If you would like to watch a short video about Demi Lavoto talking about putting a stop to bullying, there is a link. I think what she is doing right now will in the end pay off.
http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/838950/demi-lovato-explains-mean-stinks-campaign.jhtml
Book Review: Looks
Madeleine George's Looks pulled me in with her way of making two complete opposites come together.
In this story, it shows how a pretty skinny girl and a fat girl become friends and work together to plot against their enemy Cara, a girl who hurt them both. Meghan Ball, the fat girl, loses her used to be friend Cara. When Aimme Zorn, the skinny girl, goes to Meghan's school, she meets Cara and they become what you would think to be friends.
At first you want to like Cara for practically taking Aimme under her wing as she started her life at a whole new school. Cara invited Aimme over to her house to read and discuss poetry they have written. When Aimme read one of her poems she had wrote, Cara practically said she had felt the same way when she was sick, but never knew how to put it into words. Cara asked to keep the poem so she could look at it because she really liked it. Cara then ripped Aimme off by stealing her words and entering into a poetry contest.
All during this time, Meghan wanted to tell Aimme how Cara was a bad person because of what had happened in her past. Finally Meghan gets the chance to tell Aimme and they become the friends you would never have expected.
I would recommend this book, only to people who like to read books about people that have eating disorders of some kind of eating problem. This book is not for everyone.
In this story, it shows how a pretty skinny girl and a fat girl become friends and work together to plot against their enemy Cara, a girl who hurt them both. Meghan Ball, the fat girl, loses her used to be friend Cara. When Aimme Zorn, the skinny girl, goes to Meghan's school, she meets Cara and they become what you would think to be friends.
At first you want to like Cara for practically taking Aimme under her wing as she started her life at a whole new school. Cara invited Aimme over to her house to read and discuss poetry they have written. When Aimme read one of her poems she had wrote, Cara practically said she had felt the same way when she was sick, but never knew how to put it into words. Cara asked to keep the poem so she could look at it because she really liked it. Cara then ripped Aimme off by stealing her words and entering into a poetry contest.
All during this time, Meghan wanted to tell Aimme how Cara was a bad person because of what had happened in her past. Finally Meghan gets the chance to tell Aimme and they become the friends you would never have expected.
I would recommend this book, only to people who like to read books about people that have eating disorders of some kind of eating problem. This book is not for everyone.
Current Connection 1
According to a recent article by Fox News called " Lindsay Lohan says alleged early morning attacker 'isn't going to get away with it, " Lindsey Lohan says she was attacked by Christian LaBella.
Lindsey Lohan, the actress from the movie Mean Girls is trying to convince anyone who saw the incident make statements to the police.
The night Lohan was with her attacker LaBelle, an aid to Rep. John Shimkus, them plus some friends went from different hotels and nightclubs for nine hours. Apparently, LaBelle got together with Lohan's entourage Cory Kennedy. During the evening of the partying, Cory was with Lindsey.
Lindsey had become suspicious of LaBelle taking pictures of her and tricked her into giving him her cell phone number. Lindsey Lohan took his phone and ran down the hall trying to delete her phone number and pictures.
According to NYPD report, Lohan confirmed that LaBella had in fact taken several pictures of her during their evening together. They also said Lindsey attempted to leave the hotel room with LaBella's cell phone in attempt to delete the photographs of his phone. Lohan said LaBella then attacked her. He was arrested, but then released because their was not enough evidence saying LaBella had attacked Lohan. They both then filed cross harassment complaints against each other.
Lindsey Lohan, the actress from the movie Mean Girls is trying to convince anyone who saw the incident make statements to the police.
The night Lohan was with her attacker LaBelle, an aid to Rep. John Shimkus, them plus some friends went from different hotels and nightclubs for nine hours. Apparently, LaBelle got together with Lohan's entourage Cory Kennedy. During the evening of the partying, Cory was with Lindsey.
Lindsey had become suspicious of LaBelle taking pictures of her and tricked her into giving him her cell phone number. Lindsey Lohan took his phone and ran down the hall trying to delete her phone number and pictures.
According to NYPD report, Lohan confirmed that LaBella had in fact taken several pictures of her during their evening together. They also said Lindsey attempted to leave the hotel room with LaBella's cell phone in attempt to delete the photographs of his phone. Lohan said LaBella then attacked her. He was arrested, but then released because their was not enough evidence saying LaBella had attacked Lohan. They both then filed cross harassment complaints against each other.
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